The Giants defense set a new franchise record in 2012 -- but not the kind of record teams like to set.

The Giants' 6,134 yards allowed this season, and 383.4 yards allowed per game, are new highs for the franchise. The Giants have only given up more than 6,000 yards twice in their history: in 2011 and 2012, under defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. Last year's total was 6,022, but the Giants went on to win Super Bowl XLVI with strong defense down the stretch.

The 2012 defense finished 31st in the NFL rankings, the first time the Giants have ranked next-to-last in defense since 1966. Big plays were their Achilles heel: The 29 passes of at least 30 yards they allowed led the NFL this year.

The Giants were able to tighten up in scoring range. They finished 12th in the league in scoring defense, and only allowed touchdowns on 23 of their opponents' 50 trips to the red zone, the sixth-stingiest rate in the league. They also finished fourth in the league with 35 takeaways and a plus-14 turnover differential, both improvements from 2011.

++ The Giants scored 429 points, the franchise's second-highest total, behind the 1963 Giants' 448 points. This was the fifth time in team history the Giants have topped 400 points. Four have come under Coughlin, and three with Kevin Gilbride as the offensive coordinator.

++ QB Eli Manning's career completion percentage is now 58.60, moving him into first place on the Giants’ all-time list among quarterbacks with at least 1,000 attempts.

++ RB/KR David Wilson set a new mark for Giants rookies with 1,925 all-purpose yards. That total was the most by any Giants player since Tiki Barber's 2,127 in 2006. And how about this: Tampa Bay RB Doug Martin, selected one slot before Wilson, bested him by just one yard. Martin led all NFL rookies with 1,926 total yards this season.

++ The Giants were the only team this season to have three different players with a 100-yard rushing game: Ahmad Bradshaw (four times), Andre Brown (once) and Wilson (once).

++ Victor Cruz’s 86 receptions were the second-highest total in team history. Steve Smith had 107 catches in 2009.

++ Giants punted 58 times, fewest in team history for a 16-game season, and also fewest for a non-strike season since punting 47 times in a 14-game season in 1972.

++ S Stevie Brown not only recorded the most interceptions by a Giant in 44 years, with eight. But he also had five interception returns of more than 40 yards, the highest total in the NFL since Ravens S Ed Reed's five in 2004.

++ Steve Weatherford’s gross punting average of 47.5 yards was the highest single-season average by a Giants punter with at least 35 kicks. He broke Don Chandler's previous mark of 46.6 yards, set in 1959.

++ The Giants’ 33 field goals were the fourth-highest total in franchise history. The team kicked 35 field goals in 1983, 2005 and 2008.

++ And we'll end with the weirdest franchise record: The Giants set a new mark with 37 first downs by penalty. The previous high was 36, set in 1997.